Melbourne School of Land and Environment Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science

PhD projects in Fire Ecology research at the University of Melbourne


We are seeking applicants for 4 new PhD projects in the Bushfire Research and Development Group, Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science at the University of Melbourne. Our group undertakes research in conjunction with Parks Victoria, the Department of Sustainability and Environment and the Bushfire CRC. Research support and top-up scholarships may be available to students with suitable qualifications. All projects are based at Creswick Victoria, but may involve collaborations at research sites in NSW and Tasmania. If you are interested and have a first class Honours, Research Masters (or equivalent) in biology, environmental science, or similar, you will need to:

  1. Follow the links and read the project descriptions below
  2. Contact the appropriate supervisor
  3. Apply for an Australian Postgraduate Award (APA, due 31st October 2006). Information on scholarships at the University of Melbourne can be found at: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/scholarships/pgrad/

Project 1. Nutrient gains and losses from prescribed and wildfires in Australia

Project 2. Fire, fungi and ecosystem processes in forests

Project 3. The role of retained logs in conserving biodiversity in fire-prone environments

Project 4. Determining appropriate ecological fire regimes to manage biodiversity in the heathy woodlands of southwest Victoria

For further information see below or contact: Dr Alan York ( alan.york@unimelb.edu.au ) or Dr Tina Bell tlbell@unimelb.edu.au ).

Some relevant web links:

Department of Forest and Ecosystem Science http://www.forestscience.unimelb.edu.au/

Bushfire Research & Development Group http://www.forestscience.unimelb.edu.au/research/fire_ecology/index.html

Bushfire CRC http://www.bushfirecrc.com/

 

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